Scotiabank Women Against Breast Cancer Programme

We thank our partners, sponsors, participants and volunteers for their continued support.

Prevention and early detection start with you.

For over two decades, this programme has championed awareness on the life-saving importance of early detection and screening. Our two signature events - the Scotiabank Charity Golf Tournament and the Women Against Breast Cancer 5K raise critical funds to provide free cancer screening services to those who need them most.

2025 marked the 25th Anniversary of the 5K, with a landmark $250,000 donation to the Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society, expanding access to screenings for underserved rural communities. To date, we’ve helped over 23,000 women access free breast cancer screening.

Zalayhar Hassanali - Former First Lady and Patron of the Scotiabank Foundation and Derek Hudson - Chairman, Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago sound the horn to start the race.

Gayle Pazos - Senior VP and MD, Scotiabank and Roxane De Freitas - Chair, Scotiabank Foundation with Robert Dumas - Chair, TT Cancer Society during the digital transfer of the $250,000 donation.

Participants display the 25th Anniversary medal.

Our 2025 Charity Golf Tournament was supported by 46 teams who enjoyed 18 holes of golf, and the game was a 7/8 handicap - 2 Ball Better Ball Stableford. The beneficiary of the tournament was The Just Because Foundation (JBF), a non-profit, dedicated to supporting children battling cancer in Trinidad & Tobago.

Our funding enables JBF to continue delivering a wide range of emotional, practical, and social support services for young patients, while also providing family care programmes for parents and siblings. A child’s cancer diagnosis affects the entire family, and through this partnership, we help ensure they receive the strength, guidance, and resources needed to face this difficult journey together

A golfer in deep concentration before making a put at the 24th Scotiabank Charity Golf Tournament.

Gayle Pazos - Senior VP and Managing Director, Scotiabank (left) and Kimi Rochard - General Manager, Legal with Chevaugn and Noel Joseph of the Just Because Foundation after the digital presentation of the donated funds from the tournament.

Gayle Pazos - Senior VP and Managing Director, Scotiabank with winners of the 24th Scotiabank Charity Golf Tournament.